front 1 "He was a true, perfect gentle knight" | back 1 Pilgrim: The Knight Satirical Technique: Irony Characterization Type: Direct |
front 2 "But certainly she had a fair forehead; it was almost a span broad, I believe" | back 2 Pilgrim: The Prioress Satirical Technique: Hyperbole Characterization Type: Direct |
front 3 "He didn't give a plucked hen for that text that says hunters are not holy men" | back 3 Pilgrim: The Monk Satirical Technique: Sarcasm Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 4 "For it was not fitting for such a worthy man as he, according to his position, to have acquaintance with sick lepers" | back 4 Pilgrim: The Friar Satirical Technique: Euphemism Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 5 "This worthy man employed his wit very well: no one knew that he was in debt" | back 5 Pilgrim: The Merchant Satirical Technique: Irony Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 6 "For he would rather have at his bed's head twenty books, bound in black or red, of Aristotle and his philosophy, than rich robes, or fiddle, or gay psaltery" | back 6 Pilgrim: The Clerk Satirical Technique: Juxtaposition Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 7 "Nowhere was there so busy a man as he, and yet he seemed busier than he was" | back 7 Pilgrim: The Sergeant of Law Satirical Technique: Contradiction Characterization Type: Direct |
front 8 "It snowed in his house with meat and drink, of all delicacies that men could think of" | back 8 Pilgrim: The Franklin Satirical Technique: Hyperbole Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 9 "She was a worthy woman all her life: she had five husbands at the church door" | back 9 Pilgrim: The Wife of Bath Satirical Technique: Irony Characterization Type: Direct |
front 10 "But Christ's teaching and his twelve apostles' he taught, but first he followed it himself" | back 10 Pilgrim: The Parson Satirical Technique: Understatement Characterization Type: Direct |
front 11 "Well could he steal corn and take toll thrice; and yet he had a thumb of gold, by God" | back 11 Pilgrim: The Miller Satirical Technique: Irony Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 12 "He was secretly very well stored with riches: he could please his lord subtly" | back 12 Pilgrim: The Reeve Satirical Technique: Euphemism Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 13 "Men should not find a better fellow: he would allow, for a quart of wine, a good fellow to have his concubine" | back 13 Pilgrim: The Summoner Satirical Technique: Euphemism Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 14 "But with these relics, when he found a poor parson dwelling in the country, in one day he got more money than the parson got in two months" | back 14 Pilgrim: The Pardoner Satirical Technique: Contradiction Characterization Type: Indirect |
front 15 Satirical Technique | back 15 specific methods writers use to criticize society through humor |
front 16 Irony | back 16 Expressing the opposite of what you actually mean |
front 17 Hyperbole | back 17 Deliberate overstatement to emphasize a point |
front 18 Understatement | back 18 Deliberately downplaying something significant |
front 19 Parody | back 19 Imitating and exaggerating a style, work, or person for comedic effect |
front 20 Caricature | back 20 Distorting features or characteristics to create a recognizable but exaggerated version |
front 21 Juxtaposition | back 21 Placing contrasting elements side by side to highlight differences |